How stereotypes create invisible barriers that black people must overcome
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Throughout the history of African Americans in the United States there have been many stereotypes that were attached to its culture. Many of these stereotypes placed barriers for further progression, which in fact supported the stereotype. In the late 1960's early 1970's black males were labeled as being lazy and many African American homes fatherless. This encouraged a common stereotype that black males don't want to work and often stray from the household. But with further analyses of the economic condition of that time you may be able to find a cause and effect. Stereotypes of black males being lazy and lacking proper education hindered efforts in getting employment. Leaving many families relying on government assistance for financial support. It was common policy of government agencies to terminate a family's case if the father were living in the household or in fact contributing in any monetary fashion. When the father was unable to get employment that was able to support the household without government assistance, which often was the case, the policies of the government agencies actually made it more appealing to exclude the father from the household. In many cases stereotypes affect the way people think, act, and judge creating barriers that black people must overcome in order to prove themselves worthy of jobs, education, and just the overall worthiness to stand next to a person of a different race wanting the same outcome...